Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin pleaded innocent Monday to a seventh corruption charge, this one alleging he received illegal proceeds of 5 million ringgit ($1.1 million) that was banked into his political party. Muhyiddin is Malaysia’s second leader to be indicted after leaving office and has denied wrongdoing. He slammed the case as “organized…
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was slapped with a fresh money laundering charge on Monday, bringing the total charges he faces to seven.Muhyiddin was alleged to have received 5 million ringgit ($1.11 million) in illegal .
BEJIING President Xi Jinping called for China to play a bigger role in managing global affairs after Beijing scored a diplomatic coup by hosting talks that produced an agreement by Saudi Arabia and Iran to reopen diplomatic relations. Xi spoke Monday following a legislative session that installed a government of loyalists…